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Question
An ice cube is suspended in vacuum in a gravity free hall. As the ice melts it
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will retain its cubical shape
will change its shape to spherical
will fall down on the floor of the hall
will fly up.
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Solution
As the ice cube melts completely, the water thus formed will have minimum surface area due to its surface tension. Any state of matter that has a minimum surface area to its volume takes the shape of a sphere. Therefore, as the ice melts, it will take the shape of a sphere.
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